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Siege of Nauplia

Siege of Nauplia was a siege conducted in 1686 in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Venetian victory.

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Fought1686
WhereGreece37.566N, 22.800E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of Venice; Holy Roman Empire; Piedmont-Savoy; Tuscany; Knights of St. Stephen; Knights HospitalleragainstOttoman Empire and vassals: Eyalet of Egypt; Eyalet of Tripolitania; Regency of Algiers
Part ofMorean War1684 to 1699

Where it sits in the Morean War

Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Battle of Kalamata, 1685Siege of Coron (1686), 1686Battle of Icaria, 1686Siege of Nauplia, 1686Battle of Cape Baba, 1686Siege of Castelnuovo, 1687Siege of Patras, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 1688Siege of Knin, 1688Battle of Mytilene, 1690Siege of Vlorë, 1691Siege of Chania, 1692Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695Battle of Zeytinburnu, 1695Battle of Andros (1696), 1696Action of 6 July 1697, 1697Battle of Andros (1697), 1697Battle of Tenedos (1698), 1698Battle of Samothrace, 169816841698Siege of Nauplia, 1686
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1686 (year precision)
to 1686
PlaceGreece
37.566N, 22.800E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeMorea ceded to Venice; Venetian gains in inland Dalmatia
Commanders
  • Mehmed IV
  • Ahmed II
  • Mezzo Morto
Siege of NaupliaSiege of NaupliaBattle of the Lerna MillsBattle of ArgosBattle at Achladokampos innBattle of NaupliaBattle of NemeaBattle at Achladokampos innBattle of NaupliaBattle of NemeaAthensPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaPirgos100 km37.566N, 22.800E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Nauplia is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124966580, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nauplia (1686), revision 1378704294, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.